Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 58.1% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Italy, you would:
pay 74.2% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Turkey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 61.5% less for groceries
Italy
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
Italy
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.01
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.49
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 68.7% less for housing
Italy
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.32
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.43
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 63.9% less for childcare
Italy
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.76
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Turkey
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.57
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.74
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 46.1% less for clothing
Italy
|
Turkey
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.71
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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